Managing Director, DFIR, Reactive Services (Unit 42)

Your Career

The Managing Director Digital Forensics & Incident Response is responsible for leading Unit 42s DFIR consulting practice for Canada. This person will be active in the day to day delivery aspects and functional management of the consulting organization but is also responsible for the strategic direction of the practice building the business and becoming a strategic advisor to our customers. The role requires deep cybersecurity subject matter expertise and business savvy; this person is interested in our customers success and in scaling a profitable business.

The individual will lead our DFIR team in providing world-class reactive cybersecurity solutions to Unit 42 clients across a wide array of industries geographies and organizational structures. They will be our clients trusted partner for high-stakes incident response remediation and recovery as well as provide strategic and technical leadership and focus on product pull through.  

Your Impact 

• Partner with the Unit 42 executive team and service line leaders to develop and execute strategy for the Unit 42 Digital Forensics & Incident Response (DFIR) practice
• Lead the DFIR practice by managing goals and milestones to acheive quarterly annual and long term objectives
• Drive innovation in Unit 42s reactive offerings by leading the consulting team and collaborating with cross-functional teams to bring new capabilities and services to market that leverage Palo Alto Networks products
• Advance the maturation of our existing DFIR services
• Ensure the consistency and quality of our services and highest level of customer service
• Integrate threat intelligence into our services by deepening the feedback loop with Unit 42 Threat Intelligence team and telemetry
• Partner with cross-functional teams to scale and mature the Unit 42 Retainer offering
• Recruit and onboard world class DFIR talent to support our growth goals
• Support the professional growth and development of our consultants through training and technical enablement
• Foster and maintain a culture that attracts and retains smart kind team members dedicated to executing with excellence
• Forecast revenue utilization and product pull through and develop a budget for the DFIR practice in collaboration with senior leadership
• Manage the practice to achieve quarterly and annual revenue targets
• Manage the productivity of the DFIR consulting team through attainment of utilization targets
• Identify and execute strategies for service development enablement and process that result in the pull through of Palo Alto Networks products
• Cultivate and maintain relationships with key clientele to increase awareness of Unit 42s capabilities and provide on-demand expertise for client needs
• Amplify Unit 42s presence and credibility in the marketplace through thought leadership including via speaking engagements articles whitepapers and media exposure
• Create an operating rhythm and manage the consulting team to ensure attainment of consulting goals and milestones
• Provide hands-on expert-level digital forensics and incident response services to clients and deliver findings to CxO and/or Board of Directors

Qualifications :

Your Experience

• Demonstrated prior experience and success in designing and leading a global scale incident response program including organizational structures processes and technical capabilities
• Experience in managing leading and motivating consultants at all levels
• Experience as a senior-level team leader having established a security vision strategy and program while anticipating future security and incident response challenges including overseeing other director senior and mid-level analyst/consultant teams
• Ability to travel as needed to meet business demands
• Strong presentation communication and presentation skills with verifiable industry experience communicating at CxO and/or Board of Directors level
• Expert level of knowledge of applicable laws compliance regulations and industry standards as it relates to privacy security and compliance
• Technical proficiency in a wide range of cybersecurity services including digital forensics incident response post-incident remediation and threat eradication among others
• Client services mindset and top-notch client management skills
• Experienced-based understanding of clients needs and desired outcomes in digital forensics and incident response investigations
• Public speaking experience demonstrated writing ability including technical reports business communication and thought leadership pieces
• Operates with a hands-on approach to service delivery with a bias towards collaboration and teamwork
• Must be results-driven and strategic
• Cybersecurity industry certifications such as CISSP and/or CISM are a plus
• Bachelors Degree - an advanced degree such as MS MBA or or equivalent military experience or Juris Doctorate (JD) is a plus

Additional Information :

The Team

Unit 42 Consulting is Palo Alto Networks security advisory team.  Our vision is to create a more secure digital world by providing the highest quality incident response risk management and digital forensic services to clients of all sizes. Our team is composed of recognized experts and incident responders with deep technical expertise and experience in investigations data breach response digital forensics and information security. With a highly successful track record of delivering mission-critical cybersecurity solutions we are experienced in working quickly to provide an effective incident response attack readiness and remediation plans with a focus on providing long-term support to improve our clients security posture. 

Compensation Disclosure

The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications experience and work location.

Our Commitment

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Remote Work :

Yes

Employment Type :

Full-time